The Queen of Spades

The modern writer Dmitry Bykov said that Pushkin's The Queen of Spades is the first thriller in the history of Russian literature, The element of the fantastic in The Queen of Spades is quite strong. The classical plot is familiar to many from school, it conveys the theme of unpredictable fate, fortune, fate. A young military engineer, Hermann, leads a modest life and saves a fortune, he does not even take in the hands of cards and is limited only to watching the game. But then his mate Tomsky tells a fascinating story about how his grandmother - Countess lost big, but thanks to the secret of three cards, was able to win back. Hermann is possessed by an obsession. However, instead of the desired success, he loses not only his well-being, but also his common sense.